Friday, August 3, 2012

Welcome and Introduction: Lin Oliver and Stephen Mooser

As Lin Oliver welcomed us to this 41st annual conference, she shared some great statistics:

There are 1,234 attendees from around the world.

People have come from as far as Egypt and Ukraine.

But no one from either of the Dakotas made it.

As is our tradition, the faculty introduced themselves with a single word. Sonya Sones, who writes YA novels in verse, was really naughty. Her word was penis [redacted]. She did make a quick getaway in her fantastic Converse sneakers.

You can feel the excitement in the room--and here we go with Arthur Levine!